General Meeting & Presentation: The (Underground) Railroad Runs Through Here by Janice Lovelace, Ph.D.

The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized way to assist people to leave enslavement in the South and find freedom in the Northern U.S. or in Canada pre-Civil War.  Do you have ancestors that might have been involved in the Underground Railroad? How do you find records of those who were involved?

Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. is a genealogical researcher, author and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. Dr. Lovelace is a frequent speaker at national and regional genealogy conferences on health and genetics, ethnic minority genealogy, and research methodology. She authored the National Genealogical Society’s continuing education course African American Roots: A Historical Perspective and is an instructor at the Midwest African American Genealogical Institute (MAAGI). She has served as a national board member of Association of Professional Genealogists (2019-2020) and her local society’s board. She belongs to the National Genealogical Society (NGS) and several local societies.